Dropbox (and similar cloud services) are awesome, but they don’t give you that much control, security, or privacy over your files. If you want to take control into your own hands without losing the features…Link to full article.

]]>http://www.jonjones.com/2015/02/20/how-and-why-to-ditch-dropbox-and-sync-files-with-bittorrent-sync/feed/0http://www.jonjones.com/2015/02/20/how-and-why-to-ditch-dropbox-and-sync-files-with-bittorrent-sync/IFTTT introduces three new apps to automate the world around youhttp://feedproxy.google.com/~r/thejonjones/~3/HekmMtLVHGI/
http://www.jonjones.com/2015/02/20/ifttt-introduces-three-new-apps-to-automate-the-world-around-you/#commentsFri, 20 Feb 2015 13:34:39 +0000http://www.jonjones.com/?p=1189Continue reading IFTTT introduces three new apps to automate the world around you→]]>Exciting! IFTTT is one of my *very* favorite tools. I use it to automate a huge variety of tasks, and I highly recommend checking it out if you haven’t already. And if you look at the menubar above, I’ve shared some of my favorite IFTTT recipes. :)

IFTTT introduces 3 new apps to automate the world around you

IFTTT, the internet automation service, is growing from a single app to a family of them. Today the company is launching three new apps for Android and iOS, as well as rebranding its flagship app….Link to full article.

]]>http://www.jonjones.com/2015/02/20/ifttt-introduces-three-new-apps-to-automate-the-world-around-you/feed/0http://www.jonjones.com/2015/02/20/ifttt-introduces-three-new-apps-to-automate-the-world-around-you/B.C. video game makers power up with tax credithttp://feedproxy.google.com/~r/thejonjones/~3/pi_kvib-cXA/
http://www.jonjones.com/2015/02/19/b-c-video-game-makers-power-up-with-tax-credit/#commentsThu, 19 Feb 2015 19:39:40 +0000http://www.jonjones.com/?p=1187Continue reading B.C. video game makers power up with tax credit→]]>The B.C government extends a video game developer tax credit of 17.5% on labor costs until 2018. The credit was set to expire in September. Good news! I look forward to seeing how this benefits developers and how the region’s industry grows. http://buff.ly/1zQQGwF

The B.C. government will extend a tax credit for video game companies, something Victoria business owners say is crucial for the growing industry. The interactive digital media tax credit, set to. . .Link to full article.

]]>http://www.jonjones.com/2015/02/16/montreal-gets-dedicated-indie-co-working-with-gameplay-space/feed/0http://www.jonjones.com/2015/02/16/montreal-gets-dedicated-indie-co-working-with-gameplay-space/City Builder Games: How to manage isometric graphic assetshttp://feedproxy.google.com/~r/thejonjones/~3/-OLOKylj5HE/
http://www.jonjones.com/2015/02/12/city-builder-games-how-to-manage-isometric-graphic-assets/#commentsThu, 12 Feb 2015 19:36:23 +0000http://www.jonjones.com/?p=1181Continue reading City Builder Games: How to manage isometric graphic assets→]]>Here are some practical tips for file management for isometric assets. More great art production info by Junxue Li!

In a city builder game, the in-game graphic of a building is simple: a static image, plus a few simple animations. But in the production, we have a whole bunch of resources to manage: 3D files, textures,…Link to full article.

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http://www.jonjones.com/2015/02/10/5-tools-to-extract-images-from-pdf-files/#commentsTue, 10 Feb 2015 19:33:12 +0000http://www.jonjones.com/?p=1179Continue reading 5 Tools to Extract Images From PDF Files→]]>5 Tools to Extract Images From PDF Files. Handy! The last in the list is a desktop app if your PDFs are under NDA.

If you have a PDF file full of images, you may want to have those images converted to JPG files or PNG files. This would, for example, make it easier to get those images printed, or altered by an image…Link to full article.

“Dropbox’s web client is now smart enough to open files directly in their native apps”

Dropbox hasn’t radically changed its core product in a long time, instead relying on solid stability and a steady beat of incremental updates to make syncing your files easier. One such upgrade is…Link to full article.

The artistic style of ‘El Braum’ aligns closely with the character style of League of Legends. It has a great in-game read and takes our camera angle and character scale into account. The sculpt has…Link to full article.

This title is a bit misleading, in fact this article is not about how to design to its essence: how to use colors, forms, how to draw… these are mastered during the long time training in an art school,…Link to full article.